Irish Film Institute -BLOG: The Liam O’Leary Archive – Part Five: A Portrait of Dublin

BLOG: The Liam O’Leary Archive – Part Five: A Portrait of Dublin

Opening sequence of ‘Portrait of Dublin’ from the IFI Player

This is the fifth in a series of blogs about the Liam O’Leary Archive, a collaborative project between the Irish Film Institute and the National Library of Ireland.

Previous blogs… Read More

Goodfellas is back – And this classic got some nasty reviews on its Original Release

27 years on, there’s no denying that Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas it not only a peerless example of the gangster genre but an all-out classic from one of the few remaining masters of cinema – we can’t wait to bring it… Read More

Golden Tomatoes Awards the best reviewed films of 2016 including Love & Friendship, The Witch and Wilderpeople

Rotten Tomatoes is an amazing resource full of reviews from around the world all certified fresh (or not!) and collated together to give an overview of opinions on film releases.

It’s a great way to get a snapshot of a… Read More

Behind the Scenes on Emotional Drama Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea is out now, and it’s a truly emotional drama which confronts issues of loss and grief and life in a way that’s powerful and true and also filled with veins of dark humour.

The film stars… Read More

Go Behind the Scenes on La La Land to see how they created the Look

Step behind the scenes on new movie Whiplash to find out how writer/director Damien Chazelle and a team and talented artisans pulled off the look of the film.

Palm Springs Film Festival Honours Toni Erdman, Isabelle Huppert and More

The 28th annual Palm Springs Film Festival is just coming to a close in California, and the best and brightest are being honoured.

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) had the opportunity to view the pool of titles in… Read More

IFI@Belltable February Films Announced- Award Winning Cultural Cinema Coming to Limerick

The IFI@Belltable programme started on Monday the 9th of January with a highly successful screening of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake and there are many more treats for cinephiles throughout January and the rest of 2017.

Presented at the Lime… Read More

LA La Land review round up – critics fall in love with this magical movie musical

The reviews for La La Land are in and critics are really falling for this magical movie musical.

Horrorthon Hit Raw gets Irish Release Date and Thrilling New Trailer

After a sold out screening at the IFI Horrorthon in October 2016, Raw is coming back to cinemas for another bite.

The film is about a young French teen called Justine who arrives at a prestigious veterinary school where her… Read More


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